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# The World of Courtesans c8.26

The World of Courtesans c8.26

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### [c8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.chandra-1973.c8.26)

\*Dashanavasanangaragah\* : This item includes the application of saffron paste and other fragrant materials to the body and the clothes, staining the teeth etc. These practices favoured by the courtesans still survive in \*aipan\* (\*alimpana\*) and \*missi\* (black dented stain) used sometimes by old-fashioned women.

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